How To Put Up A Wooden Panel Fence

If you are installing a fence onto a sloping area keep the fence panels horizontal but fill the angled gap by cutting gravel board to size.

How to put up a wooden panel fence.

Alternatively build your own wood fence panels. Which wood your panels are made of will affect the cost as well as the appearance. The first is to build a jig for spacing the fence posts. Before installing the panels recruit a friend to help you complete the project.

You can use the fencing to mark the end of your property. This person will help hold the panels up evenly. The pickets on the opposite side will line up over the 3 1 2 inch space creating a shadowbox effect. Popular types of fences include privacy picket split rail and basket weave and can be made from such materials as wood vinyl and metal.

A wood fence can block your view of an unsightly area such as an air conditioner or garbage cans as well as provide privacy. Even if you are installing a pressure treated fence panel it should be raised a minimum of 50mm above ground level to prevent rotting. Use a circular saw or jigsaw to make accurate angled cuts. Two tricks can help.

Learning how to build a fence involves securing the posts attaching the panels or pickets and providing post caps. Step 3 installing the panels. Building a fence can help increase home security and keep unwanted critters from your property. The space between the pickets will be 3 1 2 inches.

The video takes you through the process step by step. Wood fence panels provide shade and create structure in the landscape. This component built fence where you attach the pickets individually rather than in pre assembled panels will use 6 foot pickets that are 5 1 2 inches wide.